Browse Geography

Journey into the outback and visit the remote stations, the farmland, the bush and the arid, never-ending landscapes. This selection of 25 non-fiction books offers memorable accounts of life in the outback — the cattlemen, the drovers, the travellers and the pioneers who have thrived in remote rural communities.

Of course there was a novel behind the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. But Q & A by Vikas Swarup, the inspiration for Danny Boyle's film, is just one example of Indian literature to make a global impact. Indian authors have been winning literary awards and impressing critics for decades. Aravind Adiga, Kiran Desai, Arundhati Roy and V.S. Naipaul all won the Man Booker Prize while Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy goes down as one of the longest novels in the history of literature. Dip into a literary tradition that began centuries ago.

Christopher Somerville

Never Eat Shredded Wheat is a reminder of all the fascinating British geography once learned at school - geography that brings our islands vividly to life - geography which we have forgotten, or never even knew.

Books From Around the World

Forget about buying expensive plane tickets - explore the world from the comfort of your own home with books from around the world. Discover, food, literature, travel writing and photography from different places around the world.